Separation and purification method for safflower yellow

The invention belongs to the field of natural medicine extraction, and particularly relates to a separation and purification method for safflower yellow, which is used for obtaining solid matters with total safflower yellow content more than 96%. The separation and purification method for safflower yellow utilizes safflowers as raw materials and utilizes water as dissolve for extracting, and extractives are separated and purified by means of LX-68 type macro-porous absorption resin, so that the total safflower yellow content and hydroxy safflower yellow A content contained in the solid matters are more than 96% and more than 16% respectively, and the separation and purification method for safflower yellow is simple and convenient in operation, and low in reagent consumption and pollution.